Professor Christine Ashby
EDU 203
September 19, 2010
Community Building
Landson-Billings, Meier, Kliewer and Tatum are all teachers, but have different
techniques and different ways of teaching. They believe in the same things, the best
classrooms are one

Tyeisha Thomas
EDU 203 - Section M001
Dr.Christine Ashby
It is believed by Gloria Ladson-Billings, Christopher Kliewer, and Daniel Meier that the
most effective and powerful classrooms are ones in which all the students are active participants
of what the

EDU203 Section M001
Dr.Christine Ashby
According to Goode in his article Who is Bobby? etic perspectives are
objective, analytic, or clinical approaches to understanding culture and human behavior
(Goode, 1992 pg. 198). In other words, an etic perspective

EDU203
SECM001
Christensen
The stereotypes and world view in these
stories become accepted knowledge.
Children learn that women are passive,
men are strong, and people of color are
either absent or evil. As my student Omar
wrote, When we read childrens bo

December 11, 2010
Essay #1
EDU 203 Final
The IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is a federal law that governs how states
and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to children with
disabilities.

November 8, 2010
EDU 203
Assignment #6: Understanding Oberti
In 1993, Oberti vs. Board of Education was a case that truly changed inclusive
education for good. Rafael Oberti, an eight-year-old child with Down syndrome, fought
for his right to attend his n

EDU 203
Disability History and the
Development of Inclusive
Education
October 25, 2011
Arent you glad the midterm is over?
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Agenda
Questions, Concerns and Announcements
201 Announcement
Opening - Disability in History and Media
H

Prof. Christine Ashby
EDU 203
September 19, 2010
Etic and Emic Perspectives
In the reading Who is Bobby? Ideology and Method in the Discovery of a Down
Syndrome Persons Competence, David Goode describes the differences between an etic
and emic perspective

September 27, 2010
Professor Ashby
Passage from author
Bliken:
Similarly, there is nothing in the nature of
human existence, which dictates that people
shall be valued in accordance with their
intellectual abilities. Such standards are
socially created: A

October 10, 2010
Professor Ashby
EDU 203 Assignment #4: Language and Observation Research Paper
Throughout my observations in a college lecture Ive realized a lot about not only
the professor but about the students. Sitting in a row behind everyone, I rea

October 31, 2010
Assignment #5
EDU 203
In the mid 1800s, those who were mentally and physically disabled, feebleminded were segregated from those who were not. The Massachusetts Schools for the
Feeble Minded was one of the first special schools in the cou

November 15, 2010
EDU 203
Assignment #7: Taking Sides in Rowley
In the Rowley vs. Board of Education case, IDEA was constantly brought up and
the decision of what was appropriate and what was not. Throughout the trial, the
Hendrick Hudson Central School D

November 23, 2010
Assignment #8: Ability Grouping in Education
EDU 203
The school district that I attended was one of the best school districts on Long Island and
in the state. Recognized as a blue ribbon school, Syosset was always a great place to attend

December 4, 2010
EDU 203
Assignment #9
Reflection on Family Presentation
Connections between the stories of the presenters and my own
During the family presentations in lecture, I learned a lot about their experiences and
their stories. I realized that pa